December date for C-IPM meeting

The final annual meeting of the Coordinated Integrated Pest Management European Research Area Network (ERA-Net C-IPM) has been set for December, alongside the kick-off of its first call for projects.

These projects include a holistic approach to the management of crazy (hairy) root disease, caused by rhizogenic Agrobacteria in tomato, cucumber and aubergine cultivation, tackling wireworm control and achieving better weed control in maize and winter wheat through Decision Support Systems (DSS). More details of the projects are available
here.

C-IPM’s final conference will be held on Tuesday, December 6 at the University Foundation in Brussels, Belgium, with the objectives of discussing the main outcomes of the ERA-Net, including an overview of its accomplishments, a presentation of the C-IPM strategic research agenda, the main outcomes of its mapping and knowledge-sharing activities, the outcomes of C-IPM calls, the added value of networking and the future of C-IPM.

The conference audience will include C-IPM members and stakeholders, representatives from the European Commission, SUD experts, SCAR steering committee members and other relevant stakeholders.

The conference is scheduled back-to-back with a meeting of C-IPM’s executive committee and a kick-off meeting for projects on December 5 and a call group meeting on December 7.